Conventional Portfolio

What if I tried to build a portfolio that was not based on my plodder/plodder strategy?

Let’s try for a more speed oriented group of horses. The sires will be more speed leaning and the mares will not need to add stamina.

The first 13 are Keeneland yearlings, the last 7 are Ocala two year olds in training. We are shooting for about a $100,000 average.

Either the nick ratings are above average, or the buyer is a smart guy.

1. Dunvegan Doll – Liam’s Map – Malibu Moon – $60,000 – Ken McPeak – A++ nick
2. His Time – Not This Time – Candy Ride – $220,000 – John Oxley – C
3. Sacred Beauty – Classic Empire – Pulpit – $80,000 – MyRacehorse.com – D
4. Gaels Pride – Mastery – Harlan’s Holiday – $80,000 – Mark Glatt – B
5. Sugar Smile – Runhappy – Malibu Moon – $20,000 – Pewter Stable – A
6. Tiz Flawless – Munnings – Tiz Wonderful – $30,000 – BSW/Crow – D
7. Kupuna – Hard Spun – Malibu Moon – $140,000 – W. Sanders, A+
8. Out Dancing – Outwork – Gulch – $160,000 – Lieblong – A++
9. Bourbon Heist – Practical Joke – Elusive Quality – $100,000 – McMahon – A+
10. Disco Queen – Unified – Empire Maker – $30,000 – Ken McPeek – A++
11. Seize the Market – Carpe Diem – Marquetry – $140,000 – Platts – A+
12. Newgrange – Violence – Empire Maker – $125,000 – Starlight – A++
13. Benedict Canyon – Midnight Lute – Medalist – $60,000 – Nick Hines – A+
14. xxxxxxxxxx – First Samurai – El Corredor – $200,000 Zilla Racing – D
15. xxxxxxxxxx -Kantharos – Thunder Gulch – $70,000 – Perl Blood. – B+
16. xxxxxxxxxx- Lord Nelson – Honour and Glory – $75,000 Riaput – A++
17. xxxxxxxxxx – Upstart – Blame – $275,000 – McGaughey – A
18. xxxxxxxxxx – Speightster – Tiz Wonderful – $70,000 – Bona Venture Stable – D
19. xxxxxxxxxx- Daredevil – Hard Spun – $50,000 – Mongolian Stable – A++
20. xxxxxxxxxx – Jimmy Creed – Stormy Atlantic – $50,000 – Eclipse – A++

I am sure there are many folks who would prefer this portfolio. All of these horses are more precocious than 90% of my top 100. They might win a race at Del Mar or Saratoga.

To me you get higher quality mares when you buy “plodder” types, but none of the horses above have terrible female families.

Maybe this is a better way to buy horses. I don’t think so, but it is worth considering. Perhaps I should a least think about these horses before passing. I am fascinated by #15.

Kantharos was a pure sprinter who won the Bashford Manor and the Saratoga Special, and was retired with an injury before he ever tried two turns. He produced pure sprinters XY Jet and World of Trouble, As a son of Lion Heart he is really best summarized as the great-great- grandson of Storm Cat.

The mare (Queen Dido) is a daughter of the great Thunder Gulch. She ran briefly on the California Fair circuit and never had the chance to try a real track. She did run a 86 Equibase figure, so she was not completely horrible. Her mom was a French bred horse that came to America and got 2nd in the Barbara Fritchie. Queen Dido has produced 6 solid race horses, including a 2nd place finisher in the Washington Oaks at Emerald. The nick is rated B+, and is the same as Cowan, a decent horse for Asmussen. Maybe the mix of Kantharos and a pure stamina horse is a good idea. The buyer was Seth Perl, who sometimes buys for Mike Dubb. This will be an interesting horse to watch.